quelonio

See also: quelónio and quelônio

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χελώνη (khelṓnē, “tortoise”) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˈlonjo/ [keˈlo.njo]
• Rhymes: -onjo
• Syllabification: que‧lo‧nio

Adjective

quelonio (feminine quelonia, masculine plural quelonios, feminine plural quelonias)

1. chelonian

Noun

quelonio m (plural quelonios)

1. chelonian; turtle

Hyponyms

• galápago, tortuga

Further reading

• “quelonio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16